1. What are ‘drones’ (ie Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) good for?
   1. To what extent do these potential gains depend on drones having autonomy, and to what extent can they be achieved by remote-controlled vehicles?
   2. Which industries do you expect to see making the most use of drones?
2. The FAA has predicted that there may 7 million drones active in the US by 2020. What problems do you foresee if that prediction is correct?
   1. Can you rank them by most dangerous/serious to least serious?
   2. Where does privacy fall on that spectrum of risks?
3. What problems do the latest FAA rules (and the earlier rule requiring that drones be registered and carry a marking identifying their registration number) suggest that the FAA has prioritized?
   1. Are these the right priorities?
   2. Are these the right priorities for the federal government?  What role is left for the states?
4. What kind of law is best suited to deal with the problems drones are expected to create?
   1. Private law (e.g. tort law) at the state level
   2. Criminal law
      1. State
      2. Federal
   3. Regulatory law
      1. State
      2. Federal
   4. Consumer/UAV pilot education and/or licensing
   5. Other government powers e.g. subsidy or taxation
   6. Some combination of the above (be prepared to specify which problems should be attacked with which tool
5. A former student recently wrote to me and asked if she should cover up the clear glass skylight in her bathroom.  What should I have said?

(subject to updates)